OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221412034

ASSOCIATED SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC.

MARLBORO, NJ· 2021-11-17T00:00:00

Event: Asbestos, Asbestos Removal, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Struck Against, Structural Collapse, Training, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface
NAICS: 562910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345643100
Employer profile: ASSOCIATED SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC.
Summary number: 221412034
Report ID: 0213900

Event description

Employee is killed after fall through roof during abatement

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on November 17, 2021, an employee was working from a roof during an asbestos removal project when he fell through the roof. The roof was not structurally sound enough to handle his weight and the employee incurred severe head injuries as a result which killed him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
599

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